This:

Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
What are you talking about?

When they measure something, it's evidence. It's provided by a ruler or a scale or a thermometer, not by the scientific method
Is answered by this:

Quote Originally Posted by The Stranger View Post
it does so only you wouldnt believe it. and no it probably wouldnt provide empirical evidence, because that is the scientific method.

deducing is part of the scientific method it is not solely the scientific method. so i dont see your point.
Science measures, but measurement is not the only way of gaining information. In answer to why the Church stands up, it stands because all it's arcs were drawn in alignment and the stone is perfectly balanced, or as near as possible. Medieval architects understood form, but they didn't understand things like tensile strength and loadbearing supports. That's why medieval buildings look so different to modern ones, and personally I prefer them.